In the book "Bud, Not Buddy" Bud's mom tells him that "when one door closes, another one opens." This is a non-literal language phrase. 1.) What does this phrase really mean? What was the message that his mom was trying to tell him?

2.) Next, research on the internet and find out the difference between literal and figurative (non-literal) language. 3.)Finally, find 3 examples of literal language phrases and 3 of figurative.

1 the first phrase means that an opertunity will not happen but then somthing like onother oppertonity will open to that person.

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David Boot

2/7/2012 10:05:51 pm

It means that when something bad happens something will good happen :)

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Andrew

2/7/2012 10:12:07 pm

The phrase when one door closes another one opens meens that allthough something might have been bad something good is going to happen.
Literal-literal means that it is true-for example
"shut your mouth"
"close that door"
"find that screw"
non literal-figure of speech like
"break a leg".
"put a cork in it".
"put a sock in it".

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Travis Blouin :D

2/7/2012 10:17:36 pm

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savannah

2/7/2012 10:12:18 pm

If something bad happens something good will come out it

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Peter Martinez

2/7/2012 10:13:36 pm

1) The message that bud's mom was telling him was that when one opertunity is gone another one is given.2) non literal language is when you or another person says some thing that isn't true.3) here are three exampels of non literal. #1 you are a pain in my neck. #2 put your money were your mouth is.#3 go take a hike. now here are three examples of literal. #1 Wake up so you can see the morning. #2 call 911 now!!! #3 don't cut your finger off. those are my sentinces.

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Fran Smith

2/7/2012 10:13:53 pm

Buds mom means that when one door opens and another closes she means when a problem is solved another opertunity opens. His mom is trying to tell him after a bad thing passes a good one will come. Literal is when its serious and non-literal means that its not serious.
Literal:
Open your eyes and look around
Dont fall
Dont come back'
Non-Literal:
Brake a leg
Dont let the door hit you o n the way out
Its raining cats and dogs!!!

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Jeff C.

2/7/2012 10:14:19 pm

1) The phrase "when one door closes, another door opens" means that If one opportunity closes then another opportunity opens.
2) The diffrence between literal and figurtive language is that literal is real. And figurtive is a figure of speech.
3) three phrases of figurtive language. 1. Your a pain in my neck, 2. go break a leg, and 3. don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Three literal sayings. 1. Shut you mouth, 2. Open your eyes and see the world, and 3. This breifcase weighs a ton.

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Linda

3/17/2014 12:01:19 am

This briefcase weighs a ton is not a literal statement. It is an example of hyperbole.

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Audrey M.

2/7/2012 10:14:45 pm

1. What Bud’s mom means is opportunities come and go.

2. Literally means exactly true. While figurative is a metaphor or expression. Figure of speech.

3. FIGURATIVE: Break a leg; Don’t toot your own horn; Put a sock in it! Literal: Shut your mouth; open up the door; eat it all!

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Lucas Aspinwall

2/7/2012 10:14:50 pm

When a opertunity comes along and you lose it anothere thing good will happen

Brandon Wyatt
1) What his mom is really trying to say to Bud is that when something really bad in life happens to him, one really special and good thing will happen for him later on.

2) The difference between literal and non-literal language is, literal language is when you say, “It is raining outside!” that’s an example of literal language. Non-literal language is when you say something to mean something, but isn’t exactly what you said. Example: “ This guy is a real pain in the neck!”, That’s a non literal sentence, That “guy” wasn’t really a pain in the neck, just hard to work with, annoying, etc.

1) This phrase is non-literal because the phrase “when one door closes, another opens” really means that opportunities will come. Also, doors don’t open and close all at the same time.
2) Literal is a strict meaning of a word or phrase and figurative is the nature of or involving a figure of speech; metaphorical

3) Literal

1) Close the door
2) Turn on the faucet
3) Go have fun

Non-literal

1) Go break a leg (do good)
2) Hit two birds with one stone (hit two things with one object)
3) He can fly! (he’s really fast)

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Levi Smith

2/7/2012 10:17:41 pm

1) It means that one opportunity is gone and another is given.
2) The difference between literal and figurative is that literal is real. Example: open your eyes. Figurative is fake like the old saying. " Go break a leg."
3) Literal: Open your eyes. Look around the city. Don't run off.
Fugurative: Go break a leg. Cat got your tongue? Living your life like it's golden. These are my examples of figurative and literal language.

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Dan

2/7/2012 10:18:26 pm

1 is that you will always have an operating.
2 literal is like shut that door you person you and non literal is like break a leg
3 literal close the door close the window or SHUT UP! nonlinearly is like break a leg break my head OR JUST EAT ME!

The phase really means that when something bad happens then something good will happen too!! His mother was trying to tell him that there will be some bad times but something good will happen to you too though. Here are three examples of figurative language. Go break a leg, put a sock in it, or beak there hearts. And here are three literal sayings are like shut your mouth, give it you 110% best, or throw the ball. The difference between literal langauge and figurtive language is that figurive language doesn't really mean it, it is just a way to say something differently, and literal language is when you say saomething and you really mean it.

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Kamryn H.

2/7/2012 10:18:35 pm

1. The phrase means that opportunities will come and go and you will have a chance to enter each of them.
2. The difference between literal and non-literal is that literal is real or actually happened and non-literal is a figure of speech.

Examples
Literal
1. Look at the bird.
2. Open your eyes and look around.
3. Life is fun enjoy it.

Non –Literal
1. Break a leg.
2. Live on the edge.
3. Be a new person.

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Zac P.

2/7/2012 10:19:25 pm

1 this phase means when one opportunity passes by another one is soon coming.

2 literal language means that when a person says something they really mean it. And non literal language is when a person doesn’t mean something.

3 Three examples of non literal language are break a leg, when one door closes another one opens, and shut your face. Three examples of literal language are be quiet, my bag has a lot of text books in it, and I am tired.

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Alyssa Brown

2/7/2012 10:19:30 pm

1. I think it means you’ll never truly be trapped, and that you can always find a way out of any situation. His mom probably said this to him to make sure he would never give up.
2. Literal language means something that actually happens, you can see, and is straight forward. Figurative language or non-literal, mean the exact opposite and it’s fake. It has a meaning that you have to really think about to get what it means. This is why people in foreign countries have such a problem with figurative language because they assume that they’re being literal.
3. Literal:
1. Shut your mouth
2. Go do your homework
3. Get off the rooftop
Non-Literal or Figurative:
1. Shut the front door
2. Don’t bite my head off
3. When pigs fly

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zach t. 2

2/7/2012 10:20:06 pm

2. fuguritive means figure of speech and non literal language means that it is an saying that means somthing but not seriesly.
Letting the cat out of the bag is a lot easier than putting it back in.
If something sounds too good to be true it is probably false.
Cry when you need to, laugh when you can.

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Destiny M

2/7/2012 10:20:14 pm

1.) (Literal: to be serous.
Nonliteral: To exaggerate, a saying. ) Bud’s mom was telling him that no matter one opportunity goes one comes.

2.) Literal: to be serous actual. Non-literal means exaggerating, not being for real.

1. That phrase means when one opportunity is gone; another one is waiting for you. The message is that when something bad like what happened to her/ when she is gone/ she says that even though she died, its okay, you will a great life.
2. Literal is when you say something and you mean it like “Shut up.” You mean it. Non literal is when you make a figure of speech.

3. One example of literal language is “Shut up!” Another is “This suitcase weighs a lot!” The last one is “Never jump in freezing water!” Here are examples of non literal language is “Break a leg!” Another example is “Zip your mouth closed.” The last one is “It is raining cats and dogs!”

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Kendrell

2/7/2012 10:22:58 pm

they meen that when things come to a bad point and then a good thing will come to good and then a good door will come instead of the bad door and then when they say break a leg it means to do good. literal means close the door and open the door they

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Ashley Vanheukelum

2/7/2012 10:23:03 pm

The phrase "when one door closes, another one opens." means that opportunities come and go. The message that his mom was trying to tell him was that opportunities come and when you don’t take them a new one comes.

Literal means: Literal language says what it means directly without any euphemisms or figurative language also means taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. Some examples of these are 1. The dog died 2. The door shut 3. She shut the blinds.

Figuritive launguage (non-literal) means: figure od speech also mean the metaphorical, idiomatic, or ironic sense of a word or expression, in contrast to its literal meaning.
Some examples of these are 1. Put a sock in it 2. You’re a pain in my butt 3. Let the cat out of the bag

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Travis Chandler

2/7/2012 10:24:22 pm

Travis Chandler
Tubergan-6
Bud, Not Buddy
1) The phrase means when an opportunity opens take it. The message his mom was trying to tell him was take the opportunity because it could be once in a life time.
2) Literal- In accordance with involving or being the primary or strict meaning of a word or words not figurative or metaphorical.
3) Figurative- of the nature of or involving a figure of speech esp. a metaphor not literal.
4) Non literal- In a literal sense meaning do it.
5) Example 1. The dog died. Example 2. My mom told me to go wash the dishes. Example 3. Our teacher told us to look up non literal and literal language.

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Lauren Palmer

2/7/2012 10:26:01 pm

1) This phrase means when a opportunities come more will be coming. That is what “when one door closes another one opens” means. Bud’s mom was tying to say that Bud should always keep he’s eyes open to secede in life and to never let anyone tell him he can’t.
2) Literal means to really do what something’s reads and/or says. Figurative (non-literal means that there is something different about the sentence and doesn’t really mean do it for real! That is the Difference between Figurative and Literal Language.
3) Theses are the 3 things I choose for Figurative and Literal Language:
Figurative:
1: go jump off a cliff
2: lick a frozen pole
3: open you heart

Literal:
1: let the world see YOU!
2: be seen and be herd
3: never let anyone say you
can’t!

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david boot

2/7/2012 10:26:49 pm

Literal language means that it is what it is and Figurative language mean a figure of speech.3 figurative examples are 1.At the drop of the hat 2.Axe to grind 3.Back to square one. And 3 literal examples are 1.Pick up your hat 2. Go off the jump on your bike 3. Type the words I say to.

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valarie

2/7/2012 10:27:21 pm

3) He has a heart of stone. He is totally insensitive. His voice was as sharp as a knife. His voice was very sharp It is time to feed the cats and dogs. the animals are hungry and it is time to eat.
2) Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.
1) his mom ment that opportunitys come and go.

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Mackenzie

2/7/2012 10:30:56 pm

1. It means that there are more opportunities still coming.

2. The difference between literal and figurative is that literal is true and non-literal is a metaphor

1. Somthing good will happen then it will go away.
2. Literal means true non literal means figuree of speech.
3. Its raining cats and dogs.
brake a leg.
Stop!

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Jaylene Tarkkanen

2/7/2012 10:31:42 pm

1) When one opertunity paces another one will come .there will always be opertunites for bud.
2) litteral means it is true , and non-litteral means that it is not ture but it does mean something in litteral form.
3) literal-1. When I saw her I fell in love. 2.He is very insensitive. 3.Hs voice is as sharp as a knife.Non-litteral-1. When I saw her my soul began to qiver .2. He has a heart of stone .3.His voice is very hipitched voice.

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ashley burney

2/7/2012 10:32:47 pm

Bud, not buddy

1) The phrase means that there’s many opportunities’s out there .the message is when a door closes another door opens . that means there is a lot of chances so never give up
2) Literal means exactly true. "I am going to kill you", said by a murderer just before the dirty deed.

Figurative is a metaphor, expression, not to be taken at face value... A parent telling their child. "I am going to kill you." *usually figurative*

John Edwards like to mix these up with sayings like “we are literally ...." when he means figuratively
3) Figurative ex ) the dog died ,don’t get hurt

sorry i did not get done

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Lucas Aspinwall

2/7/2012 10:32:59 pm

3 .Literal is things you say when they are realy things that happen or are true. non literal are thins like its raing cats and dogs.

3. Stop!
shut your mouth.
Be nice.

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Peyton

2/7/2012 10:34:19 pm

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valarie

2/8/2012 05:57:00 am

i know i did this already its just i don't want bad grades so iim at home doing this!
1) opportunity's come and go but its your choice if weather or not your up for the challenge.
2) literal means: Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. non literal means used of the meanings of words or text... (not literal)
3) non literal: It is raining cats and dogs. literal: its raining alot. non literal: its raining a river. literal: its raining alot. non literal: don't let let the door hit you where the good lord split you. literal: get out! ( this one is dedicated to my bratty 5 year old baby sister marquise! DX )